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Injured man airlifted to hospital after falling in grade-three Lakeland scramble

A man was airlifted to hospital after falling while scrambling in a Lake District gill. His partner alerted emergency services after he failed to r...

08 June 2023

Injured rock-climber airlifted from remote Snowdonia crag after 30ft fall

A rock climber was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall at a remote Snowdonia crag.

16 October 2022

Injured climber rescued from Bird Rock in six-hour operation

An injured climber was rescued from a north Wales crag in a protracted operation lasting more than six hours.

29 August 2022

Climber dies in fall from Lake District crag

A man has died after falling while climbing on a Lake District crag. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to the incident on Raven Crag in Borr...

08 June 2022

Peak District team condemns group who hit climber with rock thrown from crag

Rescuers said the behaviour of a group who threw a large stone off a Peak District crag, hitting a climber below, could have had fatal consequences.

01 May 2022

Injured Lakeland climber airlifted to hospital after Langstrath fall

A family on a Mother’s Day walk in the Lake District went to the aid of an injured climber who fell from a route above Langstrath.

28 March 2022

Climber who helped rescuers with Tryfan clear-up injured in fall short time later

A climber with a group that helped rescuers on a Snowdonia mountain was himself rescued a short time later after a fall in a gully.

18 September 2021

Climb instructor and mountain rescuer Sam Pilcher dies after Lakes crag fall

A climbing instructor and mountain rescue volunteer has died after an accident last week on a Lake District crag.

01 June 2021

Climber seriously injured in fall from Borrowdale crag

A climber was airlifted to hospital after a fall from a Lake District crag. A member of the public in a car park below Quayfoot Buttress in Borrowd...

28 May 2021

Team's gear damaged in 14-hour rescue of injured Glyder Fach scrambler

Rescuers in Eryri-Snowdonia had to scrap a 100m rope and other gear that were damaged during a mammoth rescue of an injured man lasting more than 14 hours.

05 December 2022

Climber dies after collapsing on Lake District route

A climber has died after collapsing while on a route in the Lake District. The man, in his late 70s, was with friends at Bram Crag Quarry, St Johnâ...

04 September 2022

Mountain professional dies in fall from Snowdonia climb

A man has died after falling from a route in Snowdonia. The climber was found at the foot of the Cneifion ArĂȘte above Cwm Idwal on Saturday. No...

12 June 2022

Climber and mountain biker injured in Lake District incidents

A climber was airlifted from a Lake District quarry after injuring herself in a fall. The woman was near the top of a sport-climbing route in Bram ...

18 May 2022

Team uses technical rope system to rescue climber from Peak District quarry

Mountain rescuers used a technical rope system to extricate a climber who suffered injuries when he fell more than 20ft in a Peak District quarry.

23 April 2022

Climber airlifted to hospital after fall at Snowdonia crag

A climber was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall on a Snowdonia crag. Police alerted Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Org...

20 March 2022

Fallen climber among three bank holiday callouts for Northumberland rescuers

A fallen rock-climber was among three people rescued by Northumberland teams in separate incidents over the bank holiday weekend.

31 August 2021

Walkers, climber, lost challengers, plus stuck sheep, keep Dales team busy

A rescue team in the Yorkshire Dales was kept busy over the bank holiday weekend, with callouts to injured walkers, climbers, lost Three Peaks challengers and a recalcitrant sheep.

01 June 2021

Climber dies in fall from Yorkshire Dales crag

A climber has died after falling from a crag in the Yorkshire Dales. Rescuers praised two members of the public who tried to save him by performing...

24 May 2021

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